(_Humming Bird Hawk-Moth._)
This moth is common in England and most parts of
Europe. Its fore-wings are brown, with faint longitudinal
lines of a darker shade; the hind-wings are orange
tawny, fringed with light brown. It measures in expanse
about two inches. The head and body are brown,
the abdomen spotted with black and white, rather
liberally feathered. The antennæ are brown, being
thinnest at the base, and gradually thickening to the
extremity. It is seen in the daytime, as well as evening
hovering, with an ever-restless motion of the wing, over
flowers. The caterpillar is green, with a longitudinal
white stripe, and a faint yellow one under the spiracles.
The time of its appearance is from March to September,
but it is seen about in greatest numbers in June.